2024 University Recruiting - PHD Intern - Natural Language Processing (NLP) Research

Job DescriptionAre you a current Ph.D. student passionate about helping computers learn to decipher the intricacies of language and eager to make a meaningful contribution to therapeutics development and patient lives? We are currently seeking an enthusiastic and analytical-minded individual to join our NLP team for a rewarding summer internship.Role DescriptionAs an NLP Research Intern, you will collaborate with our cross-disciplinary team of data scientists, bioinformaticians, and engineers. Your work will involve helping to create and improve NLP and generative AI models for unstructured and semi-structured data from various sources across our research and development pipeline. Key focus areas will include the likes of text classification, relation extraction, entity linking, and question answering. Through this experience, you will gain an understanding of real-world NLP applications, while contributing to NLP research.Your Responsibilities

Contribute to the development, testing, deployment, and refinement of NLP and generative AI models.

Work closely with mentors to understand real-world NLP challenges and deliver automated data solutions to address them.

Stay updated on the newest approaches in NLP and machine learning, and explore opportunities to incorporate them in our projects.

Participate in meetings with stakeholders, presenting your findings, and progress to the team.

Qualifications

Current Ph.D. student focused on computer science or a related discipline with a strong emphasis on NLP, machine learning, AI or related techniques.

Candidate must be able to commit to a full-time onsite position for 10 - 12 weeks starting June 2024 in Cambridge, MA.

Proficient in Python programming, version control with Git, and standard Python packages like pandas, numpy, and matplotlib.

Experience with at least one machine learning framework (e.g., PyTorch, Tensorflow) and NLP libraries (e.g., Spacy, General Architecture for Text Engineering / GATE).

Familiarity with statistical learning, such as supervised, unsupervised, and weakly supervised learning, especially in NLP contexts.

Experience with cloud and/or high-performance computing environments (e.g., AWS) is a plus.

Strong teamwork, communication skills

What We Offer

An opportunity to work at the forefront of NLP research and gain hands-on experience.

Opportunities to co-author presentations, reports, and/or public code releases.

A paid internship position, with potential involvement in a scientific publication as a result of research undertaken during the internship.

Note : International students who are pursuing a degree in an academic program and are eligible to work under Optional Practical Training (OPT) should select “no visa sponsorship needed” in the application.Under New York City, Colorado State, Washington State, and California State law, the Company is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the salary range for this job. Final determinations with respect to salary will take into account a number of factors, which may include, but not be limited to the primary work location and the chosen candidate’s relevant skills, experience, and education.Expected salary range:$39,600.00 - $105,500.00​FTP2024GSF2024Employees working in roles that the Company determines require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as customer-facing commercial, or research-based roles, will be expected to comply not only with Company policy but also with policies established by such external stakeholders (for example, a requirement to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to access a facility or meet with stakeholders). 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No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.Employee Status:Intern/Co-op (Fixed Term)Relocation:No relocationVISA Sponsorship:NoTravel Requirements:No Travel RequiredFlexible Work Arrangements:RemoteShift:1st - DayValid Driving License:NoHazardous Material(s):n/aRequisition ID: R284313